Game ID: 22400782
Golden State Warriors @ Dallas Mavericks
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM ET
American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DAL 32 25 26 28 111GSW 31 25 22 29 107
DAL vs GSW ScoutingDAL vs GSW Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
DAL availability going into 2/04 · 1 day's restOUT Lively II missed 10 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Powell missed 8 since 1/20, out tonight
BACK Marshall back 1/29 after 4, 20 min since (71% of 28)
BACK Thompson back 1/25 after 2, 25 min since (90% of 27)
BACK Hardy back 1/25 after 3, 14 min since (87% of 16)
BACK Williams back 2/02 after 2, 18 min since (124% of 15)
NEW Gafford 22 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Prosper 11 to 18 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restOUT Washington missed 2 since 2/02, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 11 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Powell missed 9 since 1/20, out tonight
BACK Marshall back 1/29 after 4, 21 min since (76% of 28)
BACK Williams back 2/02 after 2, 18 min since (124% of 15)
NEW Gafford 22 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Prosper 11 to 19 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Washington missed 3 since 2/02, returns tonight: 16 min (50% of 32)
OUT Lively II missed 12 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Hardy missed 2 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 2 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Powell missed 10 since 1/20, out tonight
BACK Marshall back 1/29 after 4, 23 min since (81% of 28)
NEW Gafford 22 to 33 min over the last 4
NEW Prosper 11 to 17 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Lively II missed 13 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Hardy missed 3 since 2/04, returns tonight: 9 min (57% of 16)
OUT Williams missed 3 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Powell missed 11 since 1/20, out tonight
BACK Washington back 2/08 after 3, 16 min since (50% of 32)
NEW Gafford 22 to 31 min over the last 4
DAL availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Lively II missed 14 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 4 since 2/04, returns tonight: 15 min (101% of 15)
OUT Powell missed 12 since 1/20, out tonight
BACK Washington back 2/08 after 3, 16 min since (50% of 32)
BACK Hardy back 2/10 after 3, 9 min since (57% of 16)
NEW Irving 36 to 42 min over the last 4
NEW Prosper 11 to 18 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 2/13 · back-to-backOUT Washington missed 2 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Davis missed 2 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 15 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Powell missed 13 since 1/20, out tonight
BACK Hardy back 2/10 after 3, 7 min since (44% of 16)
BACK Williams back 2/12 after 4, 15 min since (101% of 15)
NEW Irving 36 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Prosper 11 to 16 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 2/21 · 7 days' restOUT Washington missed 3 since 2/10, returns tonight: 37 min (114% of 32)
OUT Davis missed 3 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 16 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Gafford missed 2 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Powell missed 14 since 1/20, out tonight
BACK Hardy back 2/10 after 3, 11 min since (68% of 16)
BACK Williams back 2/12 after 4, 20 min since (134% of 15)
NEW Irving 36 to 41 min over the last 4
NEW Edwards 15 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Prosper 11 to 19 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 2/23 · 1 day's restOUT Davis missed 4 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 17 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Gafford missed 3 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Powell missed 15 since 1/20, out tonight
BACK Washington back 2/08 after 3, 26 min since (82% of 32)
BACK Hardy back 2/10 after 3, 11 min since (68% of 16)
BACK Williams back 2/12 after 4, 20 min since (134% of 15)
NEW Edwards 15 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Prosper 11 to 19 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restOUT Davis missed 5 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 18 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Gafford missed 4 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Powell missed 16 since 1/20, returns tonight: 16 min (161% of 10)
BACK Washington back 2/21 after 3, 32 min since (101% of 32)
BACK Hardy back 2/10 after 3, 12 min since (76% of 16)
BACK Williams back 2/12 after 4, 17 min since (116% of 15)
NEW Edwards 15 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Prosper 11 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 15 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Green back 2/03 after 7, 29 min since (97% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 1/31 after 2, 6 min since (34% of 17)
BACK Anderson back 1/28 after 6, 13 min since (84% of 15)
GSW availability going into 2/06 · back-to-backOUT Kuminga missed 16 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Waters III missed 2 since 2/03, not on tonight's roster
OUT Anderson missed 2 since 2/03, not on tonight's roster
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 2/03, returns tonight: 5 min (32% of 15)
BACK Green back 2/03 after 7, 32 min since (106% of 30)
NEW Looney 14 to 22 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 17 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Green back 2/03 after 7, 32 min since (108% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 1/31 after 2, 6 min since (34% of 17)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/06 after 2, 5 min since (32% of 15)
GSW availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 18 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Green back 2/03 after 7, 32 min since (108% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 1/31 after 2, 6 min since (34% of 17)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/06 after 2, 4 min since (29% of 15)
GSW availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 19 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Green back 2/03 after 7, 32 min since (108% of 30)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/06 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 15)
NEW Hield 23 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Moody 21 to 28 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 2/13 · back-to-backOUT Kuminga missed 20 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/06 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 15)
NEW Hield 23 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Moody 21 to 29 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 2/21 · 7 days' restOUT Kuminga missed 21 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 2/12, returns tonight: 3 min (20% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 30 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/23 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 22 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/21 after 2, 3 min since (20% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 29 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 23 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/21 after 2, 3 min since (20% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 30 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 123, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Irving at 24 and Christie at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Lively II (14 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 29 free throws a game; Curry at 33 and Podziemski at 14 a game. Without Kuminga (19 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 114 a night to Dallas's 123 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-0 a night and Dallas minus-5. Call it Dallas 117, Golden State 116, Golden State keeping it close.
2/04 @ PHI 116-118 — DAL notes
DAL lost 116-118. DAL shot 47% (40 of 85) to PHI's 55%, 11 of 33 from three, and went to the line 31 times to PHI's 19 — 25 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 44-34 for them. Irving led with 34 (11 of 21, 2 of 8 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Marshall added 19, Christie 15. Q2 was theirs, 34-22, turning a 5-point deficit into a 7-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 96-82 against them. Dinwiddie's -15 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/06 @ BOS 127-120 — DAL notes
DAL won 127-120. DAL shot 56% (49 of 88) to BOS's 52%, 15 of 33 from three. DAL turned it over 8 times to BOS's 14. Thompson led with 25 (11 of 17, 3 of 6 from three); Dinwiddie added 22, Marshall 20. The hinge was Q3, 37-27: a lead of 11 became 21, and the lead reached 27. Exum was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
2/08 vs HOU 116-105 — DAL notes
DAL won 116-105. DAL shot 47% (39 of 83) to HOU's 40%, 12 of 23 from three, and went to the line 34 times to HOU's 22 — 26 points from the stripe to their 17. Davis led with 26 (10 of 18, 4 of 6 at the line); Christie added 23, Marshall 16. The hinge was Q1, 33-20: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Washington was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
2/10 vs SAC 128-129 — DAL notes
DAL lost 128-129 in 1 overtime. DAL shot 52% (49 of 95) to SAC's 55%, 15 of 37 from three. DAL turned it over 11 times to SAC's 20. The glass went 33-50 against them. Irving led with 30 (11 of 25, 2 of 7 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Dinwiddie added 20, Thompson 19. Q1 was theirs, 35-27, but the other 4 periods went 102-93 against them. They led by as many as 12. Prosper's -21 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/12 vs GSW 111-107 — DAL notes
DAL won 111-107. DAL shot 48% (42 of 87) to GSW's 43%, 15 of 36 from three. The glass went 39-50 against them. Irving led with 42 (15 of 25, 7 of 10 from three); Christie added 17, Thompson 17. The hinge was Q3, 26-22: a lead of 1 became 5, and the lead reached 15. Thompson was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
2/13 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 24 free throws a game; Irving at 28 and Thompson at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Washington (2 straight), Davis (2 straight), Lively II (15 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 111, shooting 42 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Adebayo at 22 and Herro at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Jaquez Jr. (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the arc, Dallas at 42 percent from three to Miami's 33 and the glass, where Miami has been plus-0 a night and Dallas minus-6. Call it Dallas 115, Miami 109.
2/21 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Irving at 26 and Thompson at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Washington (3 straight), Davis (3 straight), Lively II (16 straight). 7 days' rest. New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 131, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Williamson at 30 and McCollum at 27 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Jones (17 straight), Olynyk (2 straight), Brooks Jr. (2 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the defense, Dallas allowing 115 a night to New Orleans's 131 and the arc, Dallas at 42 percent from three to New Orleans's 36. Call it Dallas 123, New Orleans 113, Dallas by 10.
2/23 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 29 and Butler III at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Kuminga (22 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Irving at 30 and Christie at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Davis (4 straight), Lively II (17 straight), Gafford (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-4 a night and Dallas minus-8 and the arc, Dallas at 40 percent from three to Golden State's 34. Call it Golden State 116, Dallas 111.
2/25 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; James at 27 and Reaves at 20 a game. Without Reddish (10 straight), Morris (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Irving at 31 and Thompson at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Davis (5 straight), Lively II (18 straight), Gafford (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-3 a night and Dallas minus-10 and the defense, the Lakers allowing 109 a night to Dallas's 116. Call it the Lakers 116, Dallas 111.
2/05 @ UTA 128-131 — GSW notes
GSW lost 128-131. GSW took 8 more shots (100 to 92), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to UTA's 52%, 17 of 48 from three. Curry led with 32 (12 of 31, 6 of 18 from three); Podziemski added 29, Hield 18. Q2 was theirs, 33-28, turning a 3-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 103-95 against them. They led by as many as 11. Curry's -21 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/06 @ LAL 112-120 — GSW notes
GSW lost 112-120. GSW took 23 more shots (101 to 78), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to LAL's 50%, 16 of 53 from three, and got to the line 20 times to LAL's 36. Curry led with 37 (13 of 35, 6 of 20 from three); Hield added 14, Moody 14. Q3 was theirs, 30-21, the deficit cut from 20 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 99-82 against them. Post's -17 in 11 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/08 @ CHI 132-111 — GSW notes
GSW won 132-111. GSW shot 50% (45 of 90) to CHI's 44%, 19 of 48 from three. The glass went 44-31 for them. Curry led with 34 (10 of 19, 8 of 16 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Butler III added 25, Post 18. The hinge was Q4, 35-17: a lead of 3 became 21, and the lead reached 25. GSW trailed 55-69 at the half and won the second half 77-42. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
2/10 @ MIL 125-111 — GSW notes
GSW won 125-111. GSW shot 44% (41 of 93) to MIL's 50%, 13 of 45 from three. GSW turned it over 9 times to MIL's 20. The glass went 48-37 for them. Curry led with 38 (12 of 24, 6 of 16 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Butler III added 20, Hield 16. The hinge was Q4, 36-28: a lead of 6 became 14, and the lead reached 19. Podziemski was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
2/12 @ DAL 107-111 — GSW notes
GSW lost 107-111. GSW took 9 more shots (96 to 87), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to DAL's 48%, 10 of 35 from three. The glass went 50-39 for them. Curry led with 25 (9 of 23, 4 of 13 from three); Butler III added 21, Moody 14. Q4 was theirs, 29-28, the deficit cut from 5 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 83-78 against them. Hield's -21 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/13 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; Green at 21 and Sengun at 17 a game. Without VanVleet (6 straight), Smith Jr. (21 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Curry at 33 and Butler III at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Kuminga (20 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 108 a night to Golden State's 117. Call it Houston 113, Golden State 111, Golden State keeping it close.
2/21 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; DeRozan at 24 and LaVine at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. 7 days' rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 26 free throws a game; Curry at 32 and Butler III at 21 a game. Without Kuminga (21 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 110 a night to Sacramento's 121 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-10 a night and Golden State plus-4. Call it Sacramento 116, Golden State 115, Golden State keeping it close.
2/23 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 29 and Butler III at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Kuminga (22 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Irving at 30 and Christie at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Davis (4 straight), Lively II (17 straight), Gafford (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-4 a night and Dallas minus-8 and the arc, Dallas at 40 percent from three to Golden State's 34. Call it Golden State 116, Dallas 111.
2/25 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 106, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 28 and Butler III at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Kuminga (23 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 95 a night and allowing 120, shooting 38 percent and 30 from three, 19 free throws a game; Bridges at 25 and Ball at 15 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Gra. Williams (40 straight), Simpson (5 straight), Jeffries (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-4 a night and Charlotte minus-11 and the defense, Golden State allowing 106 a night to Charlotte's 120. Call it Golden State 118, Charlotte 103, Golden State by 15.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWBH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
JB J. Butler III
KL K. Looney
MM M. Moody
QP Q. Post
SC S. Curry
DALBW B. Williams
JH J. Hardy
KE K. Edwards
KI K. Irving
KT K. Thompson
MC M. Christie
NM N. Marshall
OP O. Prosper
SD S. Dinwiddie
GSW/DAL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Kyrie Irving scores 42 points to lead Mavericks past Warriors 111-107
DALLAS -- — Kyrie Irving scored 42 points and took a charge in the closing seconds, Klay Thompson added 17 against his former team, and the undersized Dallas Mavericks beat the Golden State Warriors 111-107 on Wednesday night.
Naji Marshall hit a 6-foot floater in the lane to give Dallas a 109-107 lead with 25.6 seconds left after Steph Curry, the NBA’s leading free-throw shooter at 93.1%, missed the second of two to leave the score tied.
Then, Jimmy Butler 's driving basket was disallowed for a charge into Irving, a call that was upheld on video review.
The tallest players in Dallas’ starting lineup were Kessler Edwards and Olivier-Maxence Prosper , each at 6-foot-8. Kylor Kelley , a 7-footer who played his first NBA game on Jan. 27, played two first-quarter minutes.
Among Dallas’ missing big men was Anthony Davis , acquired Feb. 1 in the trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers . Davis has been sidelined with a groin injury suffered in his Mavericks debut last Saturday.
Curry scored 25, 11 in the fourth quarter, but on 9-of-23 shooting including 4 of 13 behind the arc. Butler added 21 in his third game since being acquired from the Miami Heat .
Takeaways Warriors: With 7-0 Quinten Post and 6-9 Kevion Looney, they led 33-11 in second-chance points and 62-48 in the paint.
Mavericks: Irving played 40 minutes, his fifth consecutive game with at least 40.
Key moment After taking possession following the charge on Butler, Dallas held the ball until Max Christie was fouled with 10.4 seconds left. Christie hit both free throws for the four-point winning margin.
Key stat Dallas outshot Golden State 48.3% to 42.7% and hit 15 of 36 3-pointers to the Warriors’ 10 of 35.
Up next Both teams finish back-to-backs Thursday night, the Warriors at Houston and the Mavericks at home against Miami.